Senior Combustor Design Engineer for Micro Jet Engines

POWERTECH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

POWERTECH is seeking a Senior Combustor Design Engineer to lead the design, development, analysis, and validation of combustor systems for advanced micro jet engines. This role focuses on translating performance requirements into robust combustor concepts, ensuring stable combustion, high thermal efficiency, low emissions, and long component life within compact engine architectures.

You will collaborate cross-functionally with performance, aerodynamics, mechanical design, materials, and testing

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Thermal related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive experience in gas turbine combustion or combustor design.
• Strong expertise in swirl, recirculation, fuel atomization, flame stabilization, liner cooling, dilution, and turbine temperature management.
• Experience across the full combustor design lifecycle from concept to testing.
• Ability to correlate CFD outputs with rig or engine test data and drive design improvements.

Responsibilities

• Define combustor design requirements from engine cycle data, thrust, emissions targets, and temperature constraints.
• Translate system requirements into combustor architecture (dome, primary zone, swirler, fuel, dilution, cooling).
• Perform preliminary sizing and concept development using first-principles and correlations.
• Develop combustor geometry through concept, preliminary, detailed, and verification phases.
• Analyse flow, mixing, ignition performance, flame stability, and exit temperature distribution.
• Conduct design sensitivity assessments to improve robustness and reduce risk.
• Review and develop combustor hardware including liner, dome, swirler, cooling features, igniters, and seals.
• Support CFD studies, rig testing, and engine testing to validate predictions.

Skills

Combustor design

CFD analysis

Thermal management

Gas turbine

Ignition

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace

Thermal Engineering

Tools

CFD software

Job description

POWERTECH is seeking a Senior Combustor Design Engineer to lead the design, development, analysis, and validation of combustor systems for advanced micro jet engines. This role focuses on translating performance requirements into robust combustor concepts, ensuring stable combustion, high thermal efficiency, low emissions, and long component life within compact engine architectures.

You will collaborate cross-functionally with performance, aerodynamics, mechanical design, materials, and testing